While nothing beats the story of the genesis of the Jeep as told in Michael Lamm’s SIA article, Father of the Jeep, the article was missing something major: video of the Jeep’s earliest days. Now, thanks to the Internet Archive, we’ve found the nine-minute semi-propaganda 1943 film Autobiography of a Jeep, narrated by, well, the Jeep itself. Hard to tell whether this film inspired the anthropomorphization of the Jeep among World War II soldiers or whether it took its cue from the soldiers who immediately took to the Jeep. Either way, I’m loving the footage of Jeeps jumping small hills, trailers in tow. (via)

One Response to “March Military Campaign – autobiography of a Jeep”

A Great video! Lots of vintage stuff, plenty of guys in helmets and top brass saluting… I returned every salute that was aimed in my direction…
And how could you miss with the story actually being narrated by the Jeep itself..wow!
Dan once again we all owe you a debt of gratitude. Keep the great stuff coming.